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Systematic review and meta-analysis found significant risk of brain injury and neurosurgery in alert children after a post-traumatic seizure.

Lorenzo ZanettoLiviana Da DaltMarco DaverioJoel DunningAnna Chiara FrigoLise E NigrovicSilvia Bressan
Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)
Children with immediate PTS and normal mental status frequently have TBI with a substantial need for neurosurgery. Clinicians should strongly consider neuroimaging for these children, although prolonged observation may be considered for those with isolated PTS.
Keyphrases
  • brain injury
  • young adults
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • traumatic brain injury
  • mental health
  • palliative care